Formed 10 months ago to pursue commercial markets, EverTrac Inc. is now widening its scope to provide government customers with its wireless tracking technology that can monitor both people and equipment.
With Congress last month approving legislation to streamline the congressional review period for export controls on high-speed computers, the technology industry now is looking to the next administration to set forth new export guidelines, according to industry officials and congressional aides.
With its latest acquisition, CACI International Inc. of Arlington, Va., continues its march toward becoming a major player in the network management market.
Plenty of commercial experience and a strong commitment to small businesses are the likely factors that pushed Electronic Data Systems Corp. ahead of its competitors to win the lucrative Navy-Marine Corps Intranet contract.
Reverse auction techniques are becoming increasingly popular in federal procurement. Several commercial companies already have created or are gearing up Web sites aimed at automating auction techniques and other market pricing mechanisms for the federal marketplace.
Although Verizon Communications Inc. is eliminating Verizon Federal Inc. as a separate division, the company has no intention of getting out of the government business, company officials said.
Government and industry initiatives to make computers and Internet technologies more readily available are helping to close the digital divide, but these are only the first steps toward solving this pressing social problem, said industry experts.
Reps. Rick Boucher, D-Va., and Howard Berman, D-Calif., introduced legislation Oct. 2 to review how the government issues Internet "business method" patents.
High-tech industry officials told a congressional panel that federal tax laws are not keeping pace with the new economy, and that the Internal Revenue Service is not following the correct procedures on grant-ing research and development tax credits.
Oracle Corp. and SAP Public Sector and Education Inc. have snared important new federal contracts for enterprise resource planning, signaling continued strong government interest in ERP solutions.
The National Library of Medicine in Rockville, Md., is looking for a variety of information technology support. Services needed include staffing for telephone information services, Web-site support, database development and maintenance, user support and information product development.
The National Library of Medicine in Rockville, Md., is looking for a variety of information technology support. Services needed include staffing for telephone information services, Web-site support, database development and maintenance, user support and information product development.
The General Services Administration's Federal Technology Service is expanding efforts to make it easier and cheaper for government agencies to purchase goods and services.
GTSI Corp., Chantilly, Va., and Resilience Corp., Sunnyvale, Calif., have signed an agreement under which GTSI will resell Resilience's line of hardware fault-tolerant servers.
GTSI Corp., Chantilly, Va., and Resilience Corp., Sunnyvale, Calif., have signed an agreement under which GTSI will resell Resilience's line of hardware fault-tolerant servers.
The federal government recently issued a proposed rule that purports to clarify the long-standing requirement that federal contractors have a satisfactory record of integrity and business ethics. Unfortunately, the proposed rule, commonly known within industry as the blacklisting regulations, goes dangerously beyond that simple goal.
The federal government recently issued a proposed rule that purports to clarify the long-standing requirement that federal contractors have a satisfactory record of integrity and business ethics. Unfortunately, the proposed rule, commonly known within industry as the blacklisting regulations, goes dangerously beyond that simple goal.
The House Judiciary Committee Sept. 26 approved legislation making it more difficult for law enforcement officials to track electronic communications and transactions.
Commerce Examining Data Centers: The Commerce Department is looking to consolidate its data centers and wants innovative contracting approaches that will allow the agency to take on the project with little up-front expense. Commerce released a request for information that asks contractors to submit information and recommendations. All contracting approaches, including share-in-savings, will be considered, the agency said.
Gelco Information Network, a provider of travel expense management and other services, has divided into two separate companies to take advantage of the booming e-business industry.
